On April 8th, Sgt Mark Whaley of the Elgin Police Department was pulled over by a Sycamore Police officer on suspicion of driving under the influence. The investigating officer was Luke Kampmeier with the Sycamore Illinois Police Department. Upon approaching the vehicle, Kampmeier introduces himself and begins explaining his reason for conducting the traffic stop. […]
Chicago to Pay $2 Million to Police Whistle-Blowers After “Few Bad Apples” Destroyed Their Careers
On Monday, Chicago’s City Council Finance Committee approved a settlement of $2 million to two police officers that were the targets of extensive and widespread retaliation after they exposed corruption within the police department. Shannon Spalding and Daniel Echeverria had gone to the FBI back in 2007 after they were told by superiors to ignore […]
Chicago City Officials Have Acknowledged The Thin Blue Line; Will Other Cities Join Them?
The following post was shared with the CopBlock Network by James McLynas, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page. He invites those reading along at home to join him in a bit of a social experiment to see if police across the country will join (some) city officials in Chicago in pulling back the curtain and acknowledging […]
Sgt. Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison In Inmate Visitor Beating Ring
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Eric Gonzalez was sentenced to eight years in prison by U.S. District Judge George H. King on Monday, for his role in a jail beating ring that had been targeting visitors of inmates. Federal officials launched an investigation in 2010 after allegations surfaced that deputies had been brutalizing visitors to […]
The Game of Respect – Are the Police Really That Different From the Mob?
I was watching a documentary about “the Godfather.” You know, the movies from the 70’s? They depicted a mafia family named Corleone. It was the starting point of many careers in acting. Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, and a slew of secondary characters that would repeat in 40 years worth of mob movie fame. The movie […]
Three Deputies Convicted In Jail Inmate Visitor Beating Ring
Three weeks ago, two Los Angeles County Deputies broke what they called a “code of silence” and signed plea agreements implicating other officers in a jail beating ring that had been targeting visitors of inmates. Federal officials launched an investigation in 2010 after allegations surfaced that the deputies beat visitors to the Los Angeles county […]
